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Actually, they're broader than that, saying to use Arabic "except...." sm

Posted By: ChuckM on 2009-03-14
In Reply to: BOS prefers arabic numbers unless for - sm

Subject: Actually, they're broader than that, saying to use Arabic "except...." sm

...except when Roman numerals are used as part of the established nomenclature. (So things like cranial nerves and other scores/scales can be in either, or as dictated by standard practice.)


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A good tip that I rcvd either here or on MTNetizens email group.....

In oncology at least:
Staging is in Roman numerals, and remember by reciting "The Romans are on the stage"....
Hence stage III breast cancer, etcetera...
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